NEWS BRIEFS Portobello America, Inc. to open headquar- ters and plant in Tennessee – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Portobello America, Inc. officials recently announced that the com- pany will locate its U.S. headquar- ters and first U.S. production facil- ity in Baxter. The ceramic tile man- ufacturer will create 220 jobs and invest approximately $150 million in Putnam County, which repre- sents the largest announcement in Baxter during the Haslam admin- istration. https://bit.ly/2AWqHOH Shaw Industries returns to TISE West – The International Surface Event (TISE): SURFACES | StonExpo/Marmomac | TileExpo is excited to announce the return of the Shaw Industries’ brands - Anderson Tuftex and US Floors/COREtec in Las Vegas next January. The industry can attend the exhibits, Wednesday through Friday, January 23-25, as well as the education program, Tuesday through Friday, January 22-25, and experience everything these inno- vative flooring brands are bringing to the event. Anderson Tuftex and COREtec are leading, trusted pro- viders of carpet, rugs, hardwood, LVT, WPC and SPC, tile and stone. https://bit.ly/2zIIf0G Scott Conwell receives CSI honors – The 2018 Jury of Fellows of the Construction S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Institute (CSI) has elected Scott Conwell of International Masonry Institute to its College of Fellows. He received this distinction in October 2018 at CONSTRUCT, CSI’s national con- ference in Long Beach, California. https://bit.ly/2AU03Wt Crossville, Inc., launches design- er-driven website – Officials with Crossville, Inc. have announced the launch of the company’s new website. The new site is now live at Crossville’s longstanding domain, crossvilleinc.com. “We built the new crossvilleinc.com to offer designer-driven resourc- es,” explained Lindsey Waldrep, Crossville’s vice president of mar- keting. “From enhanced search and a new sample ordering interface to a cleaner, tighter repository of tools and assets for designers, this site is an entirely new experience that will simplify the selection and specifica- tion process.” https://bit.ly/2Eg8DDi LATICRETE products star in DIY Network’s Bargain Mansions – With the help of designer and host Tamara Day of Bargain Mansions, deteriorated estates in the Kansas 112 TileLetter | December 2018